In the 2016 opener for The 19th Hole Golf Show, we talk about Jordan Spieth’s view that he isn’t playing this season as an encore to his incredible 2015. What does he mean by that and why does that make a lot of sense to him — and other athletes — but not to the […]
Podcast: How will we define greatness in this new generation of golf?
January 2, 2016 by
Jack Nicklaus was asked about Tiger Woods’ quest to catch him for about the zillionth time. But what will Tiger Woods say when he’s asked about the next generation catching him AND Jack? Will we lower the bar for what makes a great player? We try to tackle all of these questions in our year-end podcast. […]
Podcast: Reacting to Tiger, Furyk and Stricker as Ryder Cup assistants
November 19, 2015 by
Davis Love III named Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker as 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup assistant captains, but what does that announcement do for the team and what impact do assistant captains really have on the biennial matches? We discuss. We also implore Adam Scott to stop complaining about the Olympic format. Finally, we […]
Podcast: Will golf’s youth movement lead to shorter pro careers?
October 30, 2015 by
Smylie Kaufman becomes the second 20-something in this new PGA Tour season to win, and it makes us wonder what skills these young guys possess that prior generations didn’t that lets them win so young and so often. Then, on the heels of Ian Poulter’s catharsis about the nature of pro golf, we wonder if […]
Should the FedEx Cup playoffs end sooner? (Podcast)
September 17, 2015 by
The FedEx Cup playoffs resume this week with the first of the final two events at the BMW Championship. But should the playoffs, and season, end sooner? We discuss. Also, we make the case for the Web.com Tour needs bigger purses and a grander stage, seeing as though it’s billed as the future of the […]
Podcast: How to make the FedEx Cup finish better
August 27, 2015 by
If you just want golf, skip the first 14 minutes of the show, where we talk about the tragic murder of two journalists on live TV in Virginia and the important conversations we need to stop and have so we can move forward as a better society. The second half of the show is a preview […]
PODCAST: Why Jordan Spieth’s reign at the top may be short lived
August 20, 2015 by
Jason Day captured the PGA Championship and put a cap on one of the best major seasons in history. We talk in this week’s “The 19th Hole Golf Show” podcast about why this year means even bigger things for golf moving forward. We give a mini eulogy for the Tiger and Phil Era, while keeping […]
Jordan Spieth talks Masters victory and Chick-fil-A (podcast)
April 14, 2015 by
Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes After winning the Masters, Phil Mickelson went to Krispy Kreme, and Bubba Watson went to Waffle House. So what Augusta, Ga, fast food joint did Jordan Spieth hit on Monday to celebrate his record-setting Masters win a day earlier? Chick-fil-A. “Twelve-piece nugget and grilled chicken is my go-to,” […]
